Improvement in carpet-duster



nitd tntw nient @Milne Leners Patent No. 106,679, ma August 23, 1870.

'IMPROVEMENT IN CARPET-DUSTER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS FERRY, ofWilmingt-on,Dc1aware, have invented a. new and useful Device for DustingCarpets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription of the construction and operation ot' the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawing forming part hereof'.

The object of my invention is to cause a carpet to more with a propel'advancing motion, while a series of beaters acts upon it, while brushesor brooms arc kept in active operation to sweep awaythe dust liberatedby the beaters.

In the drawinga a represent ropes, which pass over and around rollers, bb. The carpet is attached and conveyed between the revolving beater cand the sweepers d d.

. By means of the clutch e the rollers can be stopped while thesweeper-sare in motion, so that more beating and sweeping may, ifrequired, be given various portions of a carpet.

The revolving bea-ter c is constructed with three beaters or arms, hung0n hinges, so that they can strike the carpet and not injure while theyrevolve.

The sweepers are made with spider-sor arms, which are keyed fast torevolving shafts, and so constructed that a board can be secured tothem, on which brooms W hat I- claim therein, and desire to secure byLetl ters Patent, is-

The arrangement'of the clutch e, rollers b b, ropes a a, heater c,sweepers :l d, with their Icoordinates, whereby to perform the functionsset forth, all substantially as herein described.

' Y THOMAS FERRY. Wit'uessesr CHAs. H. THATCHER, A. W. NOLAN.

